1952 New York Giants (MLB) season

1952 New York Giants
Ballpark	Polo Grounds
City	New York City
Owners	Horace Stoneham
Managers	Leo Durocher
Television	WPIX (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
Radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
Seasons

The 1952 New York Giants season was the franchise's 70th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 92-62 record, 4½ games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

• December 11, 1951: Eddie Stanky was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chuck Diering and Max Lanier.

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	57	.627	—	45‍–‍33	51‍–‍24
New York Giants	92	62	.597	4½	50‍–‍27	42‍–‍35
St. Louis Cardinals	88	66	.571	8½	48‍–‍29	40‍–‍37
Philadelphia Phillies	87	67	.565	9½	47‍–‍29	40‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs	77	77	.500	19½	42‍–‍35	35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds	69	85	.448	27½	38‍–‍39	31‍–‍46
Boston Braves	64	89	.418	32	31‍–‍45	33‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	112	.273	54½	23‍–‍54	19‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

1952 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	3–18–1	12–10	9–13	9–13	9–13	15–7–1	7–15
Brooklyn	18–3–1	—	13–9–1	17–5	8–14	10–12	19–3	11–11
Chicago	10–12	9–13–1	—	13–9	10–12	10–12	14–8	11–11
Cincinnati	13–9	5–17	9–13	—	6–16	10–12	16–6	10–12
New York	13–9	14–8	12–10	16–6	—	10–12	15–7	12–10
Philadelphia	13–9	12–10	12–10	12–10	12–10	—	16–6	10–12
Pittsburgh	7–15–1	3–19	8–14	6–16	7–15	6–16	—	5–17
St. Louis	15–7	11–11	11–11	12–10	10–12	12–10	17–5	—

Notable transactions

• May 17, 1952: Bill Howerton was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Roster

1952 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 39 George Bamberger 38 Roger Bowman 26 Bill Connelly 17,40 Al Corwin 26 Hal Gregg 39 Jack Harshman 21 Jim Hearn 46 Larry Jansen 32 Monte Kennedy 31 Dave Koslo 42,37 Max Lanier 35 Sal Maglie 24 Mario Picone 30 George Spencer 49 Hoyt Wilhelm		Catchers  8 Ray Katt  5 Ray Noble  9 Wes Westrum  7 Sal Yvars Infielders 19 Alvin Dark 14 Bobby Hofman 25 Whitey Lockman 18 Bill Rigney  5 Daryl Spencer 23 Bobby Thomson 10 Davey Williams		Outfielders 28 Chuck Diering 12,37 Bob Elliott 33 Clint Hartung  8 Bill Howerton 20 Monte Irvin 24 Willie Mays 22 Don Mueller 38 Dusty Rhodes 16 Hank Thompson 40 George Wilson Other batters 26 Dick Wakefield		Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches  6 Freddie Fitzsimmons  3 Herman Franks  1 Frank Shellenback

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
OF	Bob Elliott	98	272	62	.228	10	35

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Dusty Rhodes	67	176	44	.250	10	36
Chuck Diering	41	23	4	.174	0	2
Bill Howerton	11	15	1	.067	0	1
Ray Noble	6	5	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Max Lanier	37	137	7	12	3.94	37
Al Corwin	21	67.2	6	1	2.66	36
Hal Gregg	16	36.1	0	1	4.71	13
Bill Connelly	11	31.2	5	0	4.55	22
Roger Bowman	2	3	0	0	12.00	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
George Bamberger	5	0	0	0	9.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Frank Genovese
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Hugh Poland
A	Jacksonville Tars	Sally League	Ben Geraghty
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	Ray Mueller
B	Sunbury Giants	Interstate League	Skeeter Scalzi and Jim Reggio
B	Knoxville Smokies	Tri-State League	Jack Aragón and Fred Gerken
C	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Charlie Fox
C	Muskogee Giants	Western Association	Andy Gilbert
D	Kingsport Cherokees	Appalachian League	Harold Kollar
D	Moultrie Giants	Georgia–Florida League	Richie Klaus
D	Big Stone Gap Rebels	Mountain States League	Len Cross
D	Statesville Owls	North Carolina State League	Ed Sokol and Bob Deese
D	Pauls Valley Raiders	Sooner State League	Louis Brower
D	Oshkosh Giants	Wisconsin State League	Dave Garcia

References

• 1952 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1952 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac